Congressman Jeff Duncan accepts Defender of Housing Award from (from left to right) Rick Quinn, APB, Quinn-Satterfield, and Dave Hagan, APB, and Scott Daniel, APB, of Ryan Homes.

Your HBA leaders and PAC donors met this week with Congressman Jeff Duncan.

During the meeting our members discussed with Duncan the need to resume negotiations with Canada over the lumber tariff, the need for a long-term renewal of the National Flood Insurance Program, the labor shortage and the need to expand the guest-worker program and support training in the building trades, and a long-term solution to the the mortgage-finance system.

During the meeting, HBA of South Carolina President Rick Quinn, APB, presented Congressman Duncan with the NAHB Defender of Housing Award. Thank you Ryan Homes for hosting the meeting.

Featured Bridge Award: Ryan Homes at Carrollton Court

This week's Featured Bridge Award, presented by GBS Building Supply, is in the Craftsmanship Category, New Home.  Ryan Homes' project on Carrollton Court won the Bridge Award in the $250,000 to $500,000 price range. 

Ryan Homes at Carrollton Court

The award included Best Kitchen, Best Bathroom, Best Exterior, and Best Overall.  Congratulations Ryan Homes.  See all of the Bridge Awards by visiting HBAofGreenville.com.

SMC Panel Discussion Event- September 3rd. 8:30-10 a.m.

Come out to our Panel Event on September 3rd.
Hosted and sponsored by Jeff Lynch!
This is a free event for SMC members.
Breakfast is included for this event, we will also be accepting new school supplies for Greenville County Schools.

Don't miss out- Learn More, Earn More!

SMC Learn More, Earn More education event! ABC's of Construction with Ryan Homes

The SMC of the Upstate will have a FREE education event for SMC members on May 14th. Don't miss out on the ABC's of Construction with Ryan homes. This event will take a detailed look behind the walls of large scale production builder. Learn the industry lingo you will need to know to effectively sell new construction to your customer.

Membership Drive...how much new Blood can you recruit?

Currently in the lead with the most new Blood

Gus Rubio with Gabriel Builders
welcoming: Evan Farner
                   Tony Freeman
                   Alan Carver
                   Julie Eldridge

Todd Usher with Addison Homes
welcoming: Diane Jackson
                    Eddie Woodard
                    Ted Bragg

Rhett Brown with Allen Tate Realtors
welcoming: Shelly DeVreese
                    Julie Howe
                    Christy Grear

Bill Kane with Ryan Homes
welcoming: Trina Montalbano
                    Christina Brooks
                    Brittany Bailey

You still have time to recruit new members, contest winners will be announced at the Annual Meeting sponsored by PestBan on November 13th with featured speaker Jerry Howard, CEO of NAHB.

HBA of Greenville forms Sales and Marketing Council

Your HBA of Greenville has recently approved and formed the Sales and Marketing Council of the Upstate. The SMC of the Upstate is designed to serve the needs of the upstate's ever growing and expanding industry sales needs. The SMC Board of Directors is comprised of :

• JoAnn MacHamer (Arthur Rutenberg Homes), Chair
•   Gary Cohen (Allen Tate Realtors), Vice Chair
•   Bruce Pasquarella (Arthur Rutenberg Homes)
•   Amanda Dumont (Keller Williams)
•  Haro Setian (Keller Williams)
•   Beth Smith (C. Dan Joyner)
•   Carol Pyfrom (Carol Pyfrom Realty)
•   Isabelle Fleshman (C. Dan Joyner)
•   Kathy Weeks (Allen Tate Realtors)
•   Production home builder representative- Bill Kane (Ryan Homes)
•   HBA Board of Directors Liaison  - Joe Hoover (Hoover Custom Construction) 

Membership and sponsorship opportunities will be available and the SMC of the Upstate will host a Kick- Off event this fall so stay tuned. 

EPA names Ryan Homes Energy Star Partner of the Year

NVR Homes, which builds under Ryan Homes in the Upstate, hass been named the Environmental Protection Agency's Energy Star Partner of the Year.

"At the beginning of 2010, NVR began qualifying every home to the ENERGY STAR standards established by the EPA. NVR built more ENERGY STAR qualified homes than any other home builder in 2010 and has, to date, built more than 10,000 ENERGY STAR homes. ENERGY STAR qualified homes are 20-30% more energy efficient than standard homes."

To read the entire press statement, please click here.